Show BEAVIS IN JAIL HERE Says He is Innocent of Part in SandalTs Murder EXPECTS TO PROVE AN ALIBi Prisoner Arrived from California j Yesterday With Sheriff Abbott of j Davis County He Says He Was in Ogden on the Night of the Murder of 2Mffhtvratchmnn Thomas San dnll at Layton Thinks He Can Prove it by Tvo Witnesses His Wife and One Harrington I i I i I know Its an old story but In my case It Is a true one 1 am Innocent of any complicity In tho murder of San dall 1 dId i1 know of Iho I murder un I til I read of it in the newspapers and didnt know that I was accused of being I be-ing an accomplice until I saw that In the papers also Thus spoke L U Rcavis In the county jail to a Tribune i reporter last evening with all the appearance ap-pearance of sincerity Rcavis was arrested on May 19th ai Redding Cal on the charge of complicity com-plicity with Nick Haworth In the mur j der of Thomas Sandll Ihe night watchman in the coop store at Layton on March 2S 1809 Sheriff Abbott obtained ob-tained requisition papers on the Governor Gov-ernor ol California which were honored hon-ored and Abbott returned with his man yesterday afternoon Owing to the limited accommodations in the Davis i county jail and the drsiiv of th dill ccrs to keep llauorth who Is In jail in I Davis county upart from Rcavis the I latter was brought to Salt La kit and I put in charge of Sheriff Howclls with whom he will remain I fm the present i THE IRISONFMl TALKS I Rcavis is 0 yoars of age with dark hair a slight dark mustache and ruddy complexion He has an oyon countenance counten-ance and a frank and honestappear ing manner A l first ho was undecided as to whether lo talk for publication or not hut i after stating that he had M straight story to tell and hat ho didnt suppose it would do any harm he said I I I that he had lived in UtaH for five or I six months a part of the time In Ogden I I and was engaged in the business of a i horse dealer I knew Haworth he 1 continued I met him ilrst in Call fornia three years ago where he be longed and have met him at Intervals in various places since I left Ogden j on May n 1S99 and went lo Redding Cal I learned that I was suspected of compllclly In the murder of Sandall from reading the account in the papers pa-pers of the arrest of Haworth at Port land about December 20th last I stayed right where I was at Redding following my occupation of a dealer In horses I i made no attempt to either get iiway or conceal my Identity EXPECTS TO PROVE AN ALIBI Whero were you on the night ol the murder asked the reporter I was In Ogden and expect to be j able to prove It The officers say that If I can prove that they can establish no case against me T expect an afllda sit from my wife to the effect that I was in Ogden on the night of the mur I tier and I met In Ogden on that night I a traveling optician named Farrlngton j 1 sold him a horse and if I oan find hlni I he will be another witness for mo to prove where I was on that night Where is Farrlnglon now 2 I dont know After I sold him the horse lie went on a trip through Mor san county but I hope to find him No he continued I had no hand in the murder I dont even know what store had been robbed until it was I pointed out to me at Layton today T had got an Idea from reading the newspapers that it was on the other I aide of the street FINED AND PARDONED I was lined So for a petty offense In Ogden and pardoned by the Mavor the I same day j Reavls said he has a wife and three I children at Redding Cal What little I property and money he had he said he I left with them and not having sufficient I means to employ an attorney I he ex I peels the State will appoint a lawyer to I defend him Reports reached California Reavls I said that Sheriff Abbott had treated Haworth cruelly since he has been un der arrest to make him confess but I want to say that the Sheriff treated me very well and showed me every consid oration that he could to a man In im position i think Abbott Is a gentle manWill Will you please publish that and please dont distort what I have said but give the story as I have told It Reavis requested as the reporter with diew |